Middle Adulthood Physical Development
What is the condition when bones become brittle, fragile, and thin?
Osteoporosis
What helps us organize and store information? (clue: in-class activity with the word sleep)
schemas
What model would suggest that a 25-year-old man and a 43-year-old man who both just bought their first home are having similar psychological growth?
Life Events Model
What age range is oldest old?
85+
What is the most common psychological disorder of the elderly?
major neurocognitive disorder
What condition is a nearly universal change in eyesight that occurs in middle adulthood?
Presbyopia - loss of near vision
What is memory that only holds information for 15 to 25 seconds?
Short-term memory
What is Erickson's stage in middle adulthood?
generativity versus stagnation
What are the 3 age ranges in late adulthood?
Our tendency to remember pleasant memories rather than unpleasant ones is called?
pollyanna principle
At what age does visual acuity begin to decline?
40
What is the ability to deal with new problems and situations?
Fluid intelligence
True or False: There is research supporting widespread midlife crises in middle adulthood
False
What type of aging is a result of lifestyle habits, illness, and individual factors?
How do older adults typically do in college?
They typically do quite well even in rigorous college classes
What is presbycusis?
hearing loss for high pitched, high frequency noises
What is the store of information, skills, strategies people have acquired through school and other experiences?
Crystallized intelligence
What are these? - Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism
Big 5 Personality Traits
What is a common digestive issue that occurs in late adulthood?
constipation
What is the condition that includes inflammation of joints and affects 50% of older adults?
arthritis
What is the word for cessation of menstruation?
menopause
Cohort effects
What model does Erik Erickson's personality theory fall under? (stage theory based on age-related challenge
normative crisis model
50%
Vaccinations and preventative measures against disease explains the rise in ?